The Intl Festival of Documentary and Animation Films DOK Leipzig (28. 10. – 3. 11. 2013) will be welcoming three Slovak films  in its programme.

Martin Šulik, who is considered one of the most outstanding film directors from Slovakia will be a special guest to the 11th edition of Tofifest 2013 (21.10-27.10.2013).

The 6th edition of the festival dedicated to films coming from eastern and central Europe will be held in Luxembourg.

On Wednesday, October 9, the 21st showcase of czech, polish and slovak films starts in czech Hrčava and will last until October 13. Two slovak feature debuts, Mátyás Prikler’s Fine, thanks (2013),also presented to the audience at IFF Rotterdam 2013, and Juraj Lehotský’s Miracle (2013) recently premiered in the slovak cinemas, will take a part in competition for the Golden Debut Award.

The Slovak Film and Television Academy decided to nominate the film MY DOG KILELR (orig. Môj pes Killer) by Mira Fornay as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Awards, also known as the Oscars.

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions have announced the titles of the 46 films on this year’s selection list, the list of films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2013. Among them is the Slovak-Czech film by Mira Fornay – My Dog Killer (2013).

The MIDPOINT workshop, aimed at supporting talents and script developing, announced its winner: among the awarded projects was the Slovak upcoming film Magda H..

For the first time, Slovak film classics are released on DVD for the UK market. The Sun in a Net by Štefan Uher is the first title of the Slovak film series presented in the collection of Second Run.

Slovak films marked couple of successful results in the last days: not only they received awards at the prestigious 48th Karlovy Vary IFF, but they also scored at festivals in Munich, Germany, Lagow, Poland, Fest Anča in Žilina and FEST in Portugal.